“It was information based”: Student Reasoning when Distinguishing Between Scholarly and Popular Sources
In Brief: We asked students to find an article and answer the following questions: Is this a popular or scholarly article? How can you tell?... Read More
Out of Context: Understanding Student Learning Through Museum Studies
In Brief: How can we maximize library spaces and displays to support information literacy and critical thinking? How can we re-envision student learning in the... Read More
Critical Optimism: Reimagining Rural Communities through Libraries
In Brief: In the absence of governmental agencies and philanthropic support, many rural communities see their local library as the last civic, cultural, or service... Read More
Scholarship as an Open Conversation: Utilizing Open Peer Review in Information Literacy Instruction
In Brief: This article explores the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy’s frame, Scholarship as a Conversation. This frame asserts that information literate students have the... Read More
User-Centered Provisioning of Interlibrary Loan: a Framework
In Brief: Interlibrary loan (ILL) has grown from a niche service limited to few privileged scholars to a ubiquitous expected service. Yet, workflows still assume... Read More
Without Foundations, We Can’t Build: Information Literacy and the Need for Strong School Library Programs
In Brief Information literacy is an essential life skill, and learning information literacy starts when students begin their schooling in the K-12 years. However, a... Read More
Editorial: What we’ve been up to
Your editors at Lead Pipe wanted to share some of the things we’ve been working on and thinking about, Lead Pipe aside. Enjoy! Amy... Read More
Spotlight on Digital Government Information Preservation: Examining the Context, Outcomes, Limitations, and Successes of the DataRefuge Movement
In Brief: Access and preservation of online government data and information has been a long-standing and complex issue for librarians in government information librarianship, but... Read More
Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
In Brief Vocational awe describes the set of ideas, values, and assumptions librarians have about themselves and the profession that result in notions that libraries... Read More
Bringing Student Voices into the University Archives: A Student Organization Documentation Initiative Case Study
In Brief The undergraduate student experience has long been poorly and selectively captured by university archives. Though student narratives have always been essential for creating... Read More